Commentary for Yoma 81:15

ולר' חגא א"ר יאשיה דאמר יצא

Eleazar said in the name of R'Hoshaia: If someone defiled the Sanctuary whilst rich, and brought the offering of a poor person, he has not done his duty. Now, since he has not done his duty, how could he have designated<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The poor man's sin-offering no more applies to him, how could he have designated it a burnt-offering after becoming rich, since he does not have to bring a burnt-offering at all (only the poor man brings a burnt- and sin-offering, one pigeon each, the rich man's lamb serving as sin-offering only) .');">¹⁵</span> it? Must you not, rather, say that he had designated it when already poor? Thus here,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' In reply to the objection raised against R. Hisda.');">¹⁶</span> too, the case is that he said it from the time when he set [the money] aside.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Correct the Baraitha to read: If someone defiled the Sanctuary whilst poor and put aside money for his couple and said at the time when he set the money aside 'This be etc.' and afterwards became rich.');">¹⁷</span> But according to R'Hagga in the name of R'Josiah who said: He has done his duty<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' So that the Baraitha as it stands need not be corrected.');">¹⁸</span> -

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